Shibajuku Station

Shibajuku Station 柴宿駅
Shibajuku Station in November 2005
Location	Higashiyama-cho Nagasaka-aze Shibajuku, Ichinoseki, Iwate （岩手県一関市東山町長坂字柴宿） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Ōfunato Line
History
Opened	1962

Shibajuku Station (柴宿駅, Shibajuku-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Shibajuku Station is served by the Ōfunato Line, and is located 26.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout

Shibajuku Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ōfunato Line
Geibikei		-	Surisawa

History

Shibajuku Station opened on May 15, 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

Yūben Cave (Limestone Cave)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shibajuku Station.

JR East Station information (Japanese)

Stations of the Ōfunato Line

Stations in Italics were destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and are currently being served by a provisional Bus Rapid Transit line.

Coordinates: 38°59′48″N 141°16′20″E / 38.9967°N 141.2723°E / 38.9967; 141.2723

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